Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England. Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing Department for Education (DfE) proposals to withdraw funding for specialist assistive software, currently available as part of the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). The petition says it risks “widening the attainment gap for disabled students, increasing student withdrawals, wors
Known for its delicious milkshakes, Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, hosts the Memorial Tournament, one of the PGA Tour's premier events of the season. Hosted by legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, the winner of the Memorial will be presented with a gold statue of Nicklaus and will shake hands with the man himself. World No. 1 and back-to-back reigning Memorial champion, Scottie Scheffler, is trying to be the first guy to three-peat on the PGA Tour since Steve Stricker won the John Deere
Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectors Business live – latest update British taxpayers will provide £1.3bn in funding to help Hollywood studio giant Universal build its first theme park in Europe . Comcast, the US media company that owns NBC Universal and Sky, had been considering a number of countries in which to build its first European theme park. Continue reading...
Ford is recalling almost 420,000 vehicles because of a seat belt issue that may result in an injury if a crash occurs
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Biden-era Department of Justice’s investigation into President Donald Trump was so expansive that even Mar-a-Lago staffers, including gardeners and low-level aides, had to retain criminal defense attorneys. Speaking on the " Hang Out with Sean Hannity " podcast, Blanche explained the scope of the probe and framed it as evidence of a "weaponized" justice system. "Virtually anybody associated with President Trump had to get a criminal defense attorney,
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Early results show Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer emerging in front, with many ballots to be counted The high-stakes gubernatorial race in California remained too close to call on Tuesday night, with early results showing a tight contest in the crowded race. With many ballots still left to be counted, three candidates emerged at the top: Republican Steve Hilton and Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer. And results were clear enough that two Democratic candidates – San Jose mayor
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Peabo Bryson, the R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets Beauty and the Beast with Celine Dion, and A Whole New World with Regina Belle from Aladdin, has died. He was 75. His family said in a statement that Bryson, who won two Grammy awards, died on Tuesday, days after having a stroke. “While our hearts are broken, we find comfort in knowing how deeply Peabo was loved and how many lives were touched by his voice and his generous spirit,” the family’s statem
Fox News · Oct 8
Good morning from Screencaps headquarters where I'm all out of sorts this morning after some third-party contractor descended upon my backyard unannounced at 7:55 a.m. When I confronted one of the guys, he proceeded to tell me that they are here to install a smart meter and the power would be cut off for an hour. Uh, did you knock? Maybe give me a courtesy heads up that you're about to cut the power? "Yeah, I knocked," the worker replied, which was a lie because I was sitting here working while
NPR News · Oct 8
Greetings from Porto, whose lanes are lined with colorful textiles Linen lines the lanes of Porto's old town. Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows. And at street level, linen scarves, cotton aprons and tea towels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshi immigrants whose home country shares Portugal's rich tradition of textile manufacturing. As I thumb the tea towels, I'm struck by
